Amendment Resolution Passed in Provincetown, Massachusetts Posted on April 11, 2011 (July 15, 2020) Democracy Amendments People across the country are reclaiming their democracy by encouraging their local townships to pass resolutions in support of amending the constitution in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Citizens United. On Monday, April 4, 2011, a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment was passed at the Annual Town Meeting, in Provincetown, Massachusetts.Read More People across the country are reclaiming their democracy by encouraging their local townships to pass resolutions in support of amending the constitution in response to the Supreme Court’s decision in Citizens United. On Monday, April 4, 2011, a resolution calling for a constitutional amendment was passed at the Annual Town Meeting, in Provincetown, Massachusetts.Read More
2011 State Resolutions Introduced in Support of Amending the Constitution Posted on February 2, 2011 (July 10, 2020) Democracy Amendments Massachusetts S.772. Senator Jamie Eldridge (D). Introduced on 1/21/2011. Free Speech For People resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass and send the states for ratification a Constitutional amendment to restore the First Amendment and fair elections to the people. Click here to view the resolution.Read More Massachusetts S.772. Senator Jamie Eldridge (D). Introduced on 1/21/2011. Free Speech For People resolution calling on the United States Congress to pass and send the states for ratification a Constitutional amendment to restore the First Amendment and fair elections to the people. Click here to view the resolution. Read More
Updated: 2010 State Resolutions Introduced in Support of Amending the Constitution Posted on February 2, 2011 (July 10, 2020) Democracy Amendments California AJR 3. Assemblyman Pedro Nava (D-35). Introduced on 1/23/2009. Expresses disagreement with the Citizens United ruling and calls on the US Congress to pass a constitutional amendment. Click here for additional information, including full text and current status.Read More California AJR 3. Assemblyman Pedro Nava (D-35). Introduced on 1/23/2009. Expresses disagreement with the Citizens United ruling and calls on the US Congress to pass a constitutional amendment. Click here for additional information, including full text and current status. Read More
Citizens United: The Amendment Option Gains Momentum Posted on January 24, 2011 (June 16, 2022) Democracy Amendments By Jeffrey D. Clements, Principal, Clements Law Office, LLC. Mr. Clements filed an amicus brief in the Citizens United case on behalf of several democracy advocacy organizations, and serves as general counsel of Free Speech for People. He is also author of the ACS Issue Brief, "Beyond Citizens United v. FEC: Re-Examining Corporate Rights."Read More By Jeffrey D. Clements, Principal, Clements Law Office, LLC. Mr. Clements filed an amicus brief in the Citizens United case on behalf of several democracy advocacy organizations, and serves as general counsel of Free Speech for People. He is also author of the ACS Issue Brief, "Beyond Citizens United v. FEC: Re-Examining Corporate Rights.” Read More
Former Attorneys General and Law Professors Call on Congress to Examine Constitutional Amendment To Reverse Citizens United Posted on October 4, 2010 (July 1, 2020) Democracy Amendments Bipartisan Group of Former Attorneys General and Law Professors Calls on Congress to Examine Constitutional Amendment To Reverse Citizens UnitedRead More Bipartisan Group of Former Attorneys General and Law Professors Calls on Congress to Examine Constitutional Amendment To Reverse Citizens United Read More FSFP Submits Testimony to Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Citizens United Posted on March 10, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here's our testimony: PDF.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary March 10, 2010 We the People? Corporate Spending in America after Citizens United Written Testimony of Jeffrey D. Clements Free Speech for People (freespeechforpeople.org) Text minus footnotes:Read More Here’s our testimony: PDF. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary March 10, 2010 We the People? Corporate Spending in America after Citizens United Written Testimony of Jeffrey D. Clements Free Speech for People (freespeechforpeople.org) Text minus footnotes: Read More “Citizens United” Disaster Spreads, Resistance Builds Posted on March 9, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By David Swanson The damage from the Supreme Court's decision in "Citizens United v. FEC" continues to spread as feared. Newly emboldened corporations are suing to overturn state laws that restrict corporate spending on politics: Read More By David Swanson The damage from the Supreme Court’s decision in “Citizens United v. FEC” continues to spread as feared. Newly emboldened corporations are suing to overturn state laws that restrict corporate spending on politics: Read More California Legislature Introduces Resolution Calling for Constitutional Amendment Posted on March 3, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here's a PDF and the key section: Read More Here’s a PDF and the key section: Read More WA State Senate Introduces Resolution Posted on February 5, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Free Speech for People moves forward in Washington State By chadlupkes , WashBlogRead More Free Speech for People moves forward in Washington State By chadlupkes , WashBlog Read More Draft Resolution for Local and State Governments and other Organizations Posted on February 5, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More Latest Developments Remote Summer 2026 Legal Internships at Free Speech For People Posted on February 12, 2026 FSFP Updates Come join the campaign to reclaim democracy for the people by fighting for free and fair elections and against the abuse of power! Free Speech For People is a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization, founded in January 2010 after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision. Since then, we have worked to renew our democracy and reclaim our ConstitutionRead More Public Interest Group Calls on Congress to Impeach and Remove Attorney General Pam Bondi for Gross Abuses of Power Posted on February 11, 2026 (February 13, 2026) Challenging Corruption Today (February 11, 2026), Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before the House Judiciary Committee to testify in an oversight hearing. While it is predicted that the questioning will focus on the DOJ’s mishandling of the Epstein files, Congress must take this moment to fully acknowledge and demand accountability for the role she has playedRead More Free Speech For People Calls on UN to Investigate U.S. Immigration Enforcement Abuses Posted on February 9, 2026 (February 9, 2026) Challenging Corruption Today, Free Speech For People submitted a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in support of a formal complaint submitted by the Dolores Huerta Foundation on behalf of four U.S. citizens who were subject to unlawful and inhumane abuse by federal immigration officers, acting under orders of and in coordination with seniorRead More Public Interest Group Urges State’s Attorney Rinehart to Launch Criminal Investigations into Federal Agents for Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation Against Lake County Residents Posted on February 9, 2026 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted a request urging Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rineheart to open criminal investigations into the unlawful actions of federal agents operating in Lake County, Illinois. On January 25, 2026, State’s Attorney Rinehart released a statement making it clear that if a federal operationRead More Computer security experts clap back at Mobile Voting’s Bradley Tusk claims he can provide secure mobile voting via the VoteSecure software kit Posted on February 3, 2026 Election Protection WASHINGTON, D.C. (2/03/2026) – Over 20 esteemed and renowned computer scientists have published a stinging rebuke of Uber millionaire Bradley Tusk’s Mobile Voting Project, “VoteSecure,” which Tusk has promised will be “the most secure voting technology we’ve ever had.” The scientists’ paper, founded on a review of the technical documents and software protocol, finds thatRead More Free Speech For People Oped Spurs Action from Democracy Defenders Fund Posted on February 2, 2026 (January 30, 2026) Election Protection An opinion piece by Free Speech For People’s senior advisor for election security, Susan Greenhalgh, has prompted legal experts at Democracy Defenders Fund to seek an investigation into potentially improper or unlawful actions by the U. S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The oped was published November 4, 2025 in Democracy Docket and outlined concerns thatRead More Free Speech For People Calls for Independent Investigation into Killing of Keith Porter Jr Posted on January 30, 2026 Challenging Corruption Public Interest Group Calls on Attorney General and Los Angeles District Attorney to Ensure Criminal Investigation into Off-Duty Federal Agent’s Killing of Keith Porter, Jr. is Rigorous, Independent, and Free of Federal Interference LOS ANGELES, CA, 2026 — Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted a request urging Attorney GeneralRead More Free Speech For People Statement Condemning the Execution of People in the Streets by Federal Agents Posted on January 27, 2026 Challenging Corruption Keith Porter, Jr. Renee Nicole Good. Alex Pretti. In a four week period, federal immigration agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) executed three people in the streets. In response, the Trump administration protected the shooters, blocked local and state law enforcement access to evidence, spread disinformation and liesRead More Free Speech For People Files Amicus Brief in Support of Maine’s Law to End Foreign-Government-Influenced Corporate Spending in Maine Elections Posted on January 22, 2026 (January 22, 2026) Challenging Foreign Influence On January 21, 2026, Free Speech For People and local counsel Peter J. Brann filed an amicus brief in federal district court in support of Maine’s law prohibiting political spending by corporations that are substantially owned by foreign governments. A historic margin of Maine voters voted in favor of the law in 2022, which definesRead More New York State Senate Advances Democracy Preservation Act, Rejecting Multinational Corporate Influence in State Elections Posted on January 12, 2026 (January 12, 2026) Challenging Foreign Influence Bill moves one step closer to New York barring foreign-influenced corporations from spending in state and local elections ALBANY, NY (January 12, 2026) – The New York State Senate today passed, with bipartisan support, the Democracy Preservation Act (S324), landmark legislation designed to block multinational corporations with significant foreign ownership from spending money to influenceRead More Previous page …5 6 7 8 9 Next page … 15
FSFP Submits Testimony to Today’s Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Citizens United Posted on March 10, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here's our testimony: PDF.United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary March 10, 2010 We the People? Corporate Spending in America after Citizens United Written Testimony of Jeffrey D. Clements Free Speech for People (freespeechforpeople.org) Text minus footnotes:Read More Here’s our testimony: PDF. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary March 10, 2010 We the People? Corporate Spending in America after Citizens United Written Testimony of Jeffrey D. Clements Free Speech for People (freespeechforpeople.org) Text minus footnotes: Read More
“Citizens United” Disaster Spreads, Resistance Builds Posted on March 9, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments By David Swanson The damage from the Supreme Court's decision in "Citizens United v. FEC" continues to spread as feared. Newly emboldened corporations are suing to overturn state laws that restrict corporate spending on politics: Read More By David Swanson The damage from the Supreme Court’s decision in “Citizens United v. FEC” continues to spread as feared. Newly emboldened corporations are suing to overturn state laws that restrict corporate spending on politics: Read More
California Legislature Introduces Resolution Calling for Constitutional Amendment Posted on March 3, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments Here's a PDF and the key section: Read More Here’s a PDF and the key section: Read More
WA State Senate Introduces Resolution Posted on February 5, 2010 (June 22, 2020) Democracy Amendments Free Speech for People moves forward in Washington State By chadlupkes , WashBlogRead More Free Speech for People moves forward in Washington State By chadlupkes , WashBlog Read More Draft Resolution for Local and State Governments and other Organizations Posted on February 5, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More Latest Developments Remote Summer 2026 Legal Internships at Free Speech For People Posted on February 12, 2026 FSFP Updates Come join the campaign to reclaim democracy for the people by fighting for free and fair elections and against the abuse of power! Free Speech For People is a national nonpartisan nonprofit organization, founded in January 2010 after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United v. FEC decision. Since then, we have worked to renew our democracy and reclaim our ConstitutionRead More Public Interest Group Calls on Congress to Impeach and Remove Attorney General Pam Bondi for Gross Abuses of Power Posted on February 11, 2026 (February 13, 2026) Challenging Corruption Today (February 11, 2026), Attorney General Pam Bondi will appear before the House Judiciary Committee to testify in an oversight hearing. While it is predicted that the questioning will focus on the DOJ’s mishandling of the Epstein files, Congress must take this moment to fully acknowledge and demand accountability for the role she has playedRead More Free Speech For People Calls on UN to Investigate U.S. Immigration Enforcement Abuses Posted on February 9, 2026 (February 9, 2026) Challenging Corruption Today, Free Speech For People submitted a letter to the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in support of a formal complaint submitted by the Dolores Huerta Foundation on behalf of four U.S. citizens who were subject to unlawful and inhumane abuse by federal immigration officers, acting under orders of and in coordination with seniorRead More Public Interest Group Urges State’s Attorney Rinehart to Launch Criminal Investigations into Federal Agents for Unlawful Assaults, Detentions, and Political Retaliation Against Lake County Residents Posted on February 9, 2026 Challenging Corruption Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted a request urging Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rineheart to open criminal investigations into the unlawful actions of federal agents operating in Lake County, Illinois. On January 25, 2026, State’s Attorney Rinehart released a statement making it clear that if a federal operationRead More Computer security experts clap back at Mobile Voting’s Bradley Tusk claims he can provide secure mobile voting via the VoteSecure software kit Posted on February 3, 2026 Election Protection WASHINGTON, D.C. (2/03/2026) – Over 20 esteemed and renowned computer scientists have published a stinging rebuke of Uber millionaire Bradley Tusk’s Mobile Voting Project, “VoteSecure,” which Tusk has promised will be “the most secure voting technology we’ve ever had.” The scientists’ paper, founded on a review of the technical documents and software protocol, finds thatRead More Free Speech For People Oped Spurs Action from Democracy Defenders Fund Posted on February 2, 2026 (January 30, 2026) Election Protection An opinion piece by Free Speech For People’s senior advisor for election security, Susan Greenhalgh, has prompted legal experts at Democracy Defenders Fund to seek an investigation into potentially improper or unlawful actions by the U. S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC). The oped was published November 4, 2025 in Democracy Docket and outlined concerns thatRead More Free Speech For People Calls for Independent Investigation into Killing of Keith Porter Jr Posted on January 30, 2026 Challenging Corruption Public Interest Group Calls on Attorney General and Los Angeles District Attorney to Ensure Criminal Investigation into Off-Duty Federal Agent’s Killing of Keith Porter, Jr. is Rigorous, Independent, and Free of Federal Interference LOS ANGELES, CA, 2026 — Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy organization, today submitted a request urging Attorney GeneralRead More Free Speech For People Statement Condemning the Execution of People in the Streets by Federal Agents Posted on January 27, 2026 Challenging Corruption Keith Porter, Jr. Renee Nicole Good. Alex Pretti. In a four week period, federal immigration agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) executed three people in the streets. In response, the Trump administration protected the shooters, blocked local and state law enforcement access to evidence, spread disinformation and liesRead More Free Speech For People Files Amicus Brief in Support of Maine’s Law to End Foreign-Government-Influenced Corporate Spending in Maine Elections Posted on January 22, 2026 (January 22, 2026) Challenging Foreign Influence On January 21, 2026, Free Speech For People and local counsel Peter J. Brann filed an amicus brief in federal district court in support of Maine’s law prohibiting political spending by corporations that are substantially owned by foreign governments. A historic margin of Maine voters voted in favor of the law in 2022, which definesRead More New York State Senate Advances Democracy Preservation Act, Rejecting Multinational Corporate Influence in State Elections Posted on January 12, 2026 (January 12, 2026) Challenging Foreign Influence Bill moves one step closer to New York barring foreign-influenced corporations from spending in state and local elections ALBANY, NY (January 12, 2026) – The New York State Senate today passed, with bipartisan support, the Democracy Preservation Act (S324), landmark legislation designed to block multinational corporations with significant foreign ownership from spending money to influenceRead More Previous page …5 6 7 8 9 Next page … 15
Draft Resolution for Local and State Governments and other Organizations Posted on February 5, 2010 (June 24, 2020) Democracy Amendments WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More WHEREAS the First Amendment to the United States Constitution was designed to protect the free speech rights of people, not corporations; WHEREAS, for the past three decades, a divided United States Supreme Court has transformed the First Amendment into a powerful tool for corporations seeking to evade and invalidate democratically-enacted reforms; WHEREAS, this corporate takeover of the First Amendment has reached its extreme conclusion in the United States Supreme Court’s recent ruling in Citizens United v. FEC; Read More